harbarger theory: we allow ponds to form in quarries BECAUSE humans like to throw rocks into water. Over the years of being a dad and being around kids, I realized that people LOVE to throw rocks into water.

Therefore, it stands to reason that since quarries produce a lot of rocks (duh!), that we allow ponds to form to facilitate throwing said rocks into said pond.

But, don't we LOVE to throw rocks in general. As a leader, I've had my share of rocks thrown in my general direction. You probably have, as well. I think we humans (or at least, we Americans) just love to build someone up so we can knock them down. We love to have heroes, but we can't let them stay heroic too long. Maybe it's because we think so little of ourselves that we first need someone who's bigger than us, smarter than us, more talented than us ... then we turn and decide that having someone else bigger, smarter or more talented diminishes us, so we throw rocks.

Wouldn't this world be a better place if we just allowed the bigger, smarter and more talented among us to simply be who they are and we took our place by their side (not under and not over them, just simply alongside) and allowed them to use their giftedness just as we use our giftedness to make this world a better place.

I know, I know ... it would put a lot of people out of work. You know, like "reporters" at the National Enquirer, E! News, etc. But ... on the other hand, that would be a good thing, wouldn't it? Let them also make the world a better place ... and by better, I mean less petty, less snarky, less obsessed with the minutae of someone else's life.

So, throwing rocks is cool. But, let's save it for stuff that deserve the rock-throwing, like ponds, quarries and maybe the occasional tree trunk!

harbarger theory: we allow ponds to form in quarries BECAUSE humans like to throw rocks into water.